I?d like to apologise to Viktor Gyokeres.

Nice to see Viktor have a smile on his face.
for him to find some form now would be very good timing.

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Nice to see Viktor have a smile on his face.
for him to find some form now would be very good timing.

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In 2026 - coincidentally, given my theory, when he's had Jeez and partially Kai to share the burden - he's scored more goals in all comps than any other PL striker.

If he can keep that up, Jeez can keep playing well as he has and Kai comes back and plays to his best, verily, we'll be blessed.

But given we started 2026 at the top of the table, if Vik keeps this up and scores more goals between Jan 1st and the end of the season than any other striker then we can't blame him if we don't win.

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In all seriousness, Raya might be my choice for player of the season if I had to choose now or so far or whatever.

Dec made two errors yesterday, one which cost us, one which nearly did, which is so, so unusual of him. He's quite hard to look past cos he does it every match and there have been games when we could have played you, me or Almunia and it would have made no difference.

What more does he need to do to get the recognition?

He's not England's number one so the press aren't gonna praise him cos we may need him to perform in a tournament with the whole country behind him. {Bit like why B and Dec get less grief than the rest of our players.}

He's not an utterly insane Kraut.

And he's not a big Paddy we got off them lot who can catch a ball one handed.

Does this mean he'll never get the appreciation he deserves? Are they distracted by his pretty-boy beard?

Daveeed is up there with the very best 'keepers we've had and is playing at the peak of his powers. He plays the ball like an old skool Italian intl sweeper, he's got the reactions of Spunky and the calming presence of Jennings. He's bailed us out again and again, like yesterday, and the only error was last week and that was just as much the CH. We don't know who called or didn't.

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Let us never forget either Ganps, that big Pat would frequently play without gloves!

It seems to me that most fans will forgive a player anything if he just scores a goal. Everyone here now placing Gronkey into the same constellation as TH14 because of two unremarkable strikes yesterday (though the second one was pleasing because he at least held off a challenge to score it.) Loads of players score loads of goals every week. Players who rarely score get them them even though they are in the team to basically defend. Gronkey simply isn't yet of a calibre that spreads fear into the heart of a defence and at ?10 million a year he feckin' well should be and I don't believe he has the pace for the job we're asking him to do. May it please one of your deities that next week when Chelsea visit Gronk will force me into a grovelling apology at my total inability to see how good he's been all along :-)

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Let us never forget either Ganps, that big Pat would frequently play without gloves!

It seems to me that most fans will forgive a player anything if he just scores a goal. Everyone here now placing Gronkey into the same constellation as TH14 because of two unremarkable strikes yesterday (though the second one was pleasing because he at least held off a challenge to score it.) Loads of players score loads of goals every week. Players who rarely score get them them even though they are in the team to basically defend. Gronkey simply isn't yet of a calibre that spreads fear into the heart of a defence and at ?10 million a year he feckin' well should be and I don't believe he has the pace for the job we're asking him to do. May it please one of your deities that next week when Chelsea visit Gronk will force me into a grovelling apology at my total inability to see how good he's been all along :-)

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That's a nice, not so subtle, change of direction there, Herb.

You and Rich and a few others didn't suggest he might not be the type that spreads fear, you said he was a donkey, useless, had three legs, was the worst player ever seen at Arsenal etc etc

And he's now our leading scorer who has been steadily improving. Gyok is a good player and a useful squad addition. Hard to tell how good he will end up being but we have seen more than enough from him to give him our support and be positive about him.

And as I keep telling this place, he was bought to replace Jesus, not Havertz.

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That's a nice, not so subtle, change of direction there, Herb.

You and Rich and a few others didn't suggest he might not be the type that spreads fear, you said he was a donkey, useless, had three legs, was the worst player ever seen at Arsenal etc etc

And he's now our leading scorer who has been steadily improving. Gyok is a good player and a useful squad addition. Hard to tell how good he will end up being but we have seen more than enough from him to give him our support and be positive about him.

And as I keep telling this place, he was bought to replace Jesus, not Havertz.

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Alvarez, Havertz & Gyokeres would be nice options up front - all different. Plus a left winger who will presumably replace Trossard or Martinelli - Can't see them both being here next season.

Will also need a White replacement as I understand he'll be off in summer.

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Alvarez, Havertz & Gyokeres would be nice options up front - all different. Plus a left winger who will presumably replace Trossard or Martinelli - Can't see them both being here next season.

Will also need a White replacement as I understand he'll be off in summer.

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Let's not get ahead of ourselves here.

The summer can wait.

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Alvarez, Havertz & Gyokeres would be nice options up front - all different. Plus a left winger who will presumably replace Trossard or Martinelli - Can't see them both being here next season.

Will also need a White replacement as I understand he'll be off in summer.

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You're being a bit greedy with the strikers there, Rich. I've not really seen Alvarez, isn't he a City rejection?

I'd like White to stay, and to stay fit.

Personally I'd only makes two moves this summer; I'd sell Norgaard and replace him with Wharton at Palace and sell Trossard and replace him with an upgrade on the left side, absolutely no idea who that might be.

Other than that we're set for next year imo.

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Let's not get ahead of ourselves here.

The summer can wait.

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Well, all of this post winning the quadruple, of course :-)

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Well, all of this post winning the quadruple, of course :-)

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Oh, if we win the league then we know exactly what to do. Go out and spend half a billion and become **** :-)

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You're being a bit greedy with the strikers there, Rich. I've not really seen Alvarez, isn't he a City rejection?

I'd like White to stay, and to stay fit.

Personally I'd only makes two moves this summer; I'd sell Norgaard and replace him with Wharton at Palace and sell Trossard and replace him with an upgrade on the left side, absolutely no idea who that might be.

Other than that we're set for next year imo.

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Wharton would be an outstanding signing for us. Very much an Arteta midfielder. Great on the press, good on the ball.

We'd be crazy to sell Ben White.